My EOS 3 is from 2000. A year ago I re-started shooting Fuji Velvia and realised that many slides came out slight underexposed. I never had this problem with my EOS 5. I thought I'd compare my 3 with a brand new model. Both metered the exact same way. I then compared these readings with an EOS 1V and found out that the 1V underexposed 1/3 stop in relation to the EOS 3! I know that velvia's true ISO rating is 40 not 50, but I had used 50 for the shots I took. A friend of mine also bought a 3 a couple of months ago and he too though that the 3 slightly under-exposes in relation to his old EOS. He talked to the guy who sold it and he said it was normal. I guess this is not a fault but the way the camera's meter is calibrated. Velvia when rated at 50 ISO has a very narrow under-exposure tolerance and it's easy to under-expose slides with the EOS 3, I guess. If the problem really bothers you, either leave a permanent exposure correction on the camera (not the solution I like the most) or have the meter calibrated the way you want. BTW, my EOS 3 consistently gives slightly under-exposed meterings, compared to my Minolta meter ambient readings.
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